AmandaJR
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Loved The Jam...
Wasteland. Some of the best lyrics ever written for me.
RIP.
Wasteland. Some of the best lyrics ever written for me.
RIP.
Celebs who’ve passed
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rudebhoy
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Sad news. I was a big Jam fan, saw them 4 times (Glasgow Apollo 1977, Reading 1978, Strathclyde Uni 1979, Loch Lomond 1980). Strange Town is their finest moment imo.
cliveb
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Just seen that Jamie Muir has gone. Important contributor to possibly King Crimson's greatest album, Larks Tongues in Aspic.
nickjdavis
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Roberta Flack - 88
AmandaJR
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Sad. Killing Me Softly and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face are quite simply breathtaking tracks.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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A beautiful singer of beautiful songs from the time I was beginning to experience, not just listen to, music. Flack’s songs trigger such strong emotions and recollections that…
Golfmmad
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Sad news indeed. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is one of my all time favourite female vocals.
RichA
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Yep. Makes me a bit misty each time I hear it.
jim8flog
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Just seen the Roberta Flack news
'The first time I ever saw your face' was so poignant for my wife and me , it was often played the week we met.
'The first time I ever saw your face' was so poignant for my wife and me , it was often played the week we met.
3 jabber
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I see what you did there
RichA
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You're giving me too much credit. Whatever I did wasn't deliberate.I see what you did there
RichA
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Ok. Just googled it. One of my other favourite songs, ironically.
Haven't seen the film in 30 years so would never have remembered.
Haven't seen the film in 30 years so would never have remembered.
Golfmmad
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"Play misty for me"?
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What I was going to say. Wonderful vocal. Real talent.
Red devil
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Little bit of nice to know. "The first time ever i saw your face" was originally written by Ewan MacColl he of "Dirty old town" fame and father of Kirsty MacColl. He wrote it about his to be third wife, Peggy Seeger.
Sid Rixon IV
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Roberta's version is absolute but... give Kelly Jones of Stereophonics version a listen.
Beautiful.
Sid Rixon IV
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This thread was started by Jeff Beck's passing.
Can't remember when but I saw him as a guest of Clapton. At one point they sat on stools and sang "Moon River".
I was taken aback. Remarkable.
Then, later, he was given the stage to sing "Hi Ho. Silver Lining".
I watched him closely and said to my wife "He's not a happy man doing this".
No joy.
I learned later he hated it.
And, here we are, short of 60 years later, and its a guaranteed punch the air belter.
Can't remember when but I saw him as a guest of Clapton. At one point they sat on stools and sang "Moon River".
I was taken aback. Remarkable.
Then, later, he was given the stage to sing "Hi Ho. Silver Lining".
I watched him closely and said to my wife "He's not a happy man doing this".
No joy.
I learned later he hated it.
And, here we are, short of 60 years later, and its a guaranteed punch the air belter.
Red devil
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Yes, Roberta's is par excellence
Grizzly
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Her first record has long been a favourite late night spin.
Sid Rixon IV
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Yes, but...... give Kelly Jones version a listen
